Central African Republic
Central African RepublicWhat this score means
- Extreme75 to 100
- Severe and systematic. Device search, interception and detention over online activity are documented rather than theoretical. Reconsider what you carry and what you say.
- High50 to 74
- Substantial and consistently evidenced measures. Device inspection, monitored networks or restricted services should be expected rather than treated as unlikely.
- Caution25 to 49
- Some risk, and manageable with precautions. Measures are evidenced but are narrow, inconsistently applied, or the picture is mixed.
- Low0 to 24
- Ordinary precautions. No systematic device search, network restriction or prosecution of visitors for online speech is evidenced.
Government travel advice is written for one citizenry, so the same country carries a different assessment depending on your passport. Change it in the header.
Showing the baseline, which weights every issuer equally. No government in our corpus publishes travel advice written for you, so this is not addressed to you specifically.
For United Kingdom nationals: 60 (high). This leans on advice written for British nationals, and weights other issuers lower.Adjusted by 14 percent for the relationship between United Kingdom and this destination.The United Kingdom maintains a sanctions regime in respect of Central African Republic under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. Source.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 1 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For Europe nationals: 65 (high). This leans on advice written for German nationals, and weights other issuers lower.Adjusted by 14 percent for the relationship between Europe and this destination.The European Union maintains restrictive measures in this respect: Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic Source.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 43 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For United States nationals: 60 (high). This leans on advice written for US nationals, and weights other issuers lower.Adjusted by 4 percent for the relationship between United States and this destination.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 1 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For Canada nationals: 60 (high). This leans on advice written for Canadian nationals, and weights other issuers lower.Adjusted by 4 percent for the relationship between Canada and this destination.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 1 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For Latin America and the Caribbean nationals: 59 (high). No government in our corpus writes travel advice for Latin America and the Caribbean, so this starts from the neutral baseline and is then adjusted for the relationship below.Adjusted by 4 percent for the relationship between Latin America and the Caribbean and this destination.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 33 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For Africa nationals: 59 (high). No government in our corpus writes travel advice for Africa, so this starts from the neutral baseline and is then adjusted for the relationship below.Adjusted by 4 percent for the relationship between Africa and this destination.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 53 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For Middle East nationals: 59 (high). No government in our corpus writes travel advice for Middle East, so this starts from the neutral baseline and is then adjusted for the relationship below.Adjusted by 4 percent for the relationship between Middle East and this destination.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 18 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For South Asia nationals: 59 (high). No government in our corpus writes travel advice for South Asia, so this starts from the neutral baseline and is then adjusted for the relationship below.Adjusted by 4 percent for the relationship between South Asia and this destination.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 14 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For East and South East Asia nationals: 59 (high). No government in our corpus writes travel advice for East and South East Asia, so this starts from the neutral baseline and is then adjusted for the relationship below.Adjusted by 4 percent for the relationship between East and South East Asia and this destination.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 19 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
For Oceania nationals: 59 (high). No government in our corpus writes travel advice for Oceania, so this starts from the neutral baseline and is then adjusted for the relationship below.Adjusted by 4 percent for the relationship between Oceania and this destination.For most passports in this region, Central African Republic requires a visa in advance, applied for and vetted before travel. Summarised across 14 passports, which do not all face the same rule. Source.A sanctions regime is not a measure of cyber risk. It is used as a bounded proxy for the closer attention nationals of a sanctioning state are reported to receive on entry, and it can move a score by a limited amount in either direction, never replace it.
Dimensions
Each dimension is scored independently, because the traveller who cares about legal exposure for what they have posted is often not the one carrying client data. Higher means more risk.
Speech and legal exposure
What legal risk attaches to what I have said online, or say while I am there?
good confidence7 independent sources
Why this score (13 sources)
Freedom House 2026 scored CAF 0 of 4 on freedom to express personal views on sensitive topics without fear of surveillance or retribution.
Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01
Freedom House 2026 scored CAF 1 of 4 on free and independent media.
Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01
V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored CAF 3.43 of 4 on how routinely the government censors political content on social media, where higher is freer.
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31
V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored CAF 0.72 of 4 on how often people are arrested for political content they posted online, where higher is freer.
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31
Central African Republic - Level 4: Do Not Travel
US Department of State, Travel Advisories · observed 2026-01-15 · written for USA nationals
FCDO advice for Central African Republic: avoid_all_travel_to_parts.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign travel advice · observed 2026-05-28 · written for GBR nationals
Central African Republic: Avoid all travel
Global Affairs Canada, Travel advice and advisories · observed 2026-10-14 · written for CAN nationals
Central African Republic (Zentralafrikanische Republik): Reisewarnung: travel warning in force
Auswärtiges Amt, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise · observed 2025-12-01 · written for DEU nationals
In Agbetse’s subsequent report on the human rights situation in CAR, Agbetse expressed concerns about a new press law adopted on 26th May 2025 which included provisions deemed harmful to press freedom, such as criminal penalties for defamation and insult.
CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-26 · extracted by language model
Cette nouvelle loi, qui autorise également la confiscation du matériel et la suspension des médias ou des licences en cas de condamnation, constitue un recul important pour la liberté de la presse et l’expression démocratique dans le pays.
Our translation: This new law, which also authorises the confiscation of equipment and the suspension of media outlets or licences in the event of a conviction, constitutes a significant setback for press freedom and democratic expression in the country.
CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-31 · extracted by language model
The new law, which also permits confiscation of materials and suspension of media outlets/licences upon conviction, represents a significant setback for press freedom and democratic expression in the country.
CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-26 · extracted by language model
Cette arrestation était liée à la publication, le 22 avril, d’un article dans le journal sur le retour présumé de l’ancien président François Bozizé à la capitale.
Our translation: This arrest was linked to the publication, on 22 April, of an article in the newspaper about the alleged return of former President François Bozizé to the capital.
CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-31 · extracted by language model
The new law, which also permits confiscation of materials and suspension of media outlets/licences upon conviction, represents a significant setback for press freedom and democratic expression in the country.
CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-26 · extracted by language model
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Border device risk
How likely is my device to be searched, imaged, or seized at the border, and can I be compelled to unlock it?
good confidence5 independent sources
No reports were found of devices being searched, imaged or seized at this border, or of travellers being compelled to unlock them. The score below is drawn from general indicators for this country rather than from anything observed about this risk, so it describes an absence of reports rather than evidence that the risk is absent.
What the score rests on (5 indirect sources)
Freedom House 2026 scored CAF 0 of 4 on due process in civil and criminal matters.
Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01
Central African Republic - Level 4: Do Not Travel
US Department of State, Travel Advisories · observed 2026-01-15 · written for USA nationals
FCDO advice for Central African Republic: avoid_all_travel_to_parts.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign travel advice · observed 2026-05-28 · written for GBR nationals
Central African Republic: Avoid all travel
Global Affairs Canada, Travel advice and advisories · observed 2026-10-14 · written for CAN nationals
Central African Republic (Zentralafrikanische Republik): Reisewarnung: travel warning in force
Auswärtiges Amt, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise · observed 2025-12-01 · written for DEU nationals
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Connectivity continuity
How likely am I to lose access to the internet, or to the specific tools I depend on?
good confidence6 independent sources
Why this score (50 sources)
V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored CAF 3.71 of 4 on how often the government shuts down domestic access to the internet, where higher is freer.
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31
V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored CAF 2.87 of 4 on how routinely the government filters internet content in practice, where higher is freer.
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31
Central African Republic - Level 4: Do Not Travel
US Department of State, Travel Advisories · observed 2026-01-15 · written for USA nationals
FCDO advice for Central African Republic: avoid_all_travel_to_parts.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign travel advice · observed 2026-05-28 · written for GBR nationals
Central African Republic: Avoid all travel
Global Affairs Canada, Travel advice and advisories · observed 2026-10-14 · written for CAN nationals
Central African Republic (Zentralafrikanische Republik): Reisewarnung: travel warning in force
Auswärtiges Amt, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise · observed 2025-12-01 · written for DEU nationals
IODA detected 1 internet outage event affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-13, with an aggregate disruption score of 741.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-13
IODA detected 1 internet outage event affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-12, with an aggregate disruption score of 741.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-12
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-11, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,387,186.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-11
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-10, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,387,186.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-10
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-09, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,387,186.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-09
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-08, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,387,186.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-08
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-07, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,387,186.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-07
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-06, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,386,446.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-06
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-10-05, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,386,446.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-10-05
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-28, with an aggregate disruption score of 25,574,142.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-28
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-27, with an aggregate disruption score of 25,579,491.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-27
IODA detected 5 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-26, with an aggregate disruption score of 25,584,371.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-26
IODA detected 6 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-25, with an aggregate disruption score of 25,587,724.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-25
IODA detected 6 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-24, with an aggregate disruption score of 25,587,724.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-24
IODA detected 6 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-23, with an aggregate disruption score of 25,587,724.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-23
IODA detected 6 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-22, with an aggregate disruption score of 25,587,724.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-22
IODA detected 4 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-21, with an aggregate disruption score of 13,582.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-21
IODA detected 4 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-20, with an aggregate disruption score of 10,047.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-20
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-19, with an aggregate disruption score of 5,167.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-19
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-17, with an aggregate disruption score of 4,011.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-17
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-16, with an aggregate disruption score of 4,900.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-16
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-15, with an aggregate disruption score of 4,900.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-15
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-13, with an aggregate disruption score of 3,086.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-13
IODA detected 3 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-12, with an aggregate disruption score of 5,793.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-12
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-10, with an aggregate disruption score of 3,596.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-10
IODA detected 1 internet outage event affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-09, with an aggregate disruption score of 2,707.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-09
IODA detected 1 internet outage event affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-08, with an aggregate disruption score of 2,707.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-08
IODA detected 1 internet outage event affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-07, with an aggregate disruption score of 2,707.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-07
IODA detected 1 internet outage event affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-06, with an aggregate disruption score of 2,707.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-06
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-04, with an aggregate disruption score of 18,477,909.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-04
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-03, with an aggregate disruption score of 18,477,909.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-03
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-02, with an aggregate disruption score of 18,477,909.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-02
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-09-01, with an aggregate disruption score of 18,477,909.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-09-01
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-31, with an aggregate disruption score of 18,477,909.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-31
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-30, with an aggregate disruption score of 18,477,909.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-30
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-29, with an aggregate disruption score of 18,477,909.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-29
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-28, with an aggregate disruption score of 21,363,543.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-28
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-18, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,221,699.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-18
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-17, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,221,699.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-17
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-16, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,221,699.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-16
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-15, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,221,699.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-15
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-13, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,221,699.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-13
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-12, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,221,699.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-12
IODA detected 2 internet outage events affecting Central African Republic in the 7 days to 2026-08-11, with an aggregate disruption score of 29,221,699.
Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis · observed 2026-08-11
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Surveillance and interception
How comprehensively are communications intercepted, retained, and monitored, and is commercial spyware in use?
moderate confidence3 independent sources
Why this score (4 sources)
Freedom House 2026 scored CAF 0 of 4 on freedom to express personal views on sensitive topics without fear of surveillance or retribution.
Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01
V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored CAF 3.25 of 4 on how comprehensively the government monitors social media and private online communication, where higher is freer.
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31
V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored CAF 2.95 of 4 on how far privacy protection law shields communications from government access, where higher is freer. This measures what privacy law permits rather than what monitoring is practised, so it is read here as a constraint on interception rather than a measurement of it.
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31
Ce projet de loi obligerait les personnes et les organisations qui reçoivent un soutien étranger à s’inscrire sur une liste publique, à être soumises à une surveillance renforcée et à renoncer à certaines activités.
Our translation: This bill would require persons and organisations receiving foreign support to register on a public list, be subject to increased surveillance and give up certain activities.
CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-31 · extracted by language model
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Data jurisdiction
What happens to corporate or client data I carry into the jurisdiction?
moderate confidence1 independent source
Why this score (1 source)
V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored CAF 2.95 of 4 on how far privacy protection law shields communications from government access, where higher is freer.
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31
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Encryption and VPN legality
Are VPNs and strong encryption lawful, and can I be required to install an application or hand over keys?
moderate confidence1 independent source
No law or enforcement action was found restricting the use of a VPN or strong encryption here. The score below is drawn from general indicators for this country rather than from anything observed about this risk, so it describes an absence of reports rather than evidence that the risk is absent.
What the score rests on (1 indirect source)
V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored CAF 3.40 of 4 on whether the government regulates the internet in a way consistent with international human rights standards, where higher is freer. This does not establish whether encryption or VPN use is lawful. It measures internet regulation in general, and is used as indirect evidence because the only survey that reads encryption law directly was published in 2019.
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31
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Network threat
How hostile is the network environment to a foreign visitor, from state actors and criminals alike?
No source currently covers this dimension for this country. That is a gap in our evidence, not a finding that the risk is low.
Trend
The overall score is up 1.4 points over 61 days, from 55 to 56.4. Most movement is the event overlay decaying rather than anything happening: a news signal loses half its weight every three weeks, so a score drifts back toward its structural baseline on its own. A step that holds is the one worth reading.
Check this yourself
These are not inputs to the score for Central African Republic. They are where to look if you want to test what is above against something we did not use.
- OONI ExplorerMeasured tests of website and app blocking, updated continuously by volunteers running probes in country. Not used in our scores: its licence forbids commercial use.
- IODA outage recordThe full outage history behind any continuity events shown above, including the measurement methods that detected them.
- FCDO travel adviceThe UK government view, written for UK nationals.
- US State Department travel advisoriesThe US government view, written for US nationals.
Sources
This assessment draws on 8 sources: Auswärtiges Amt, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise; CIVICUS Monitor country updates; Freedom House, Freedom in the World; Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis; Global Affairs Canada, Travel advice and advisories; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign travel advice; US Department of State, Travel Advisories; V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project. Every contributing claim is quoted with its origin and date above. Model version 0.12.0, computed 2026-10-16.
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